Kings and Spurs make a trade

UPDATE: ESPN's Shams Charania reports that the Spurs will waive McDaniels.

About Charania: “Spurs plan to waive McDaniels, sources said, while Kings leave roster flexibility open for a potential new addition down the line. McDaniels averaged 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in his first five NBA seasons.”

Jalen McDaniels is coming off a year in which he played 50 games for the Toronto Raptors.

He finished the season averaging 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest while shooting 34.4% from the field.

In the offseason was McDaniels traded to the Sacramento Kings.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, he has now been traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

About Charania: “The Sacramento Kings are trading F Jalen McDaniels and a second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs, sources tell ESPN.”

McDaniels was the 52nd pick in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Washington.

He played five seasons for the Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers.

His career averages are 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest while shooting 44.9% from the field and 32.2% from three-point range in 248 games.

Sportsnet's Blake Murphy reported more details: “So the Kings traded Davion Mitchell, the #45 pick, and a 2025 Portland 2nd…

for Jalen McDaniels, who they were about to get rid of with a second-round pick

mainly to get out of Sasha Vezenkov's money, which the Raptors bought out for $0.

In order.”

The Spurs and Kings are coming off a year in which they both missed the 2024 NBA Playoffs.